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Slabsides
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'Slabsides,' the Adirondack-style, rustic cabin and studio of naturalist John Burroughs, constructed by Burroughs and his son, Julian, near his nine acre Riverby Estate farm in West Park. Caption reads: "Slabsides. Studio of John Burroughs, Naturalist. Highland, N.Y."
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John Burroughs at Woodchuck Lodge
John Burroughs (4/3/1837 – 3/29/1921), an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement, standing on the porch of Woodchuck Lodge, near Roxbury, New ...
John Burroughs
1912
John Burroughs seated with his dog on the steps of "Slabsides," his cabin retreat.
Relaxing in the Adirondacks
A man and woman relaxing in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. The woman is holding a cat, and a dog is curled up near her feet.
John C. Fremont
circa 1860-1869
Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General John C. Fremont in full officer uniform, holding his sword in front. During the war he commanded the Department of the West.
John Janssen
Quarter-length studio portrait of John Janssen, Milwaukee chief of police.
